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  • Jan, 2020

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    National Day

    Q. It has been suggested that Australia should have a separate national day to recognise Indigenous Australians. Do you…?  

    Jan ‘20 Jan’19 Oct ‘18
    Support a separate day and keep Australia Day 32% 37% 36%
    Support a separate day to replace Australia Day 18% 15% 14%
    NET: Support a separate day 50% 52% 50%
    Do not support a separate day 40% 40% 37%
    Don’t know 11% 8% 12%
    Base (n) 1,080 1,652

     

    Total Labor Liberal + National Greens NET: Other
    Support a separate day and keep Australia Day 32% 38% 28% 32% 32%
    Support a separate day to replace Australia Day 18% 20% 12% 42% 9%
    NET: Support a separate day 50% 58% 40% 73% 42%
    Do not support a separate day 40% 29% 54% 15% 53%
    Don’t know 11% 13% 6% 12% 5%
    Base (n) 1,080 351 342 110 156
    • Support for a separate day to recognise Indigenous Australians (either in place, or alongside Australia Day) has decreased 2%pts from last year, from 52% to 50%.
    • 32% support including a separate national day with a further 18% supporting a replacement of Australia Day.
    • Support for a separate day was highest among Greens (73%) and Labor (58%) voters.
    Total Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
    Support a separate day and keep Australia Day 32% 41% 32% 25%
    Support a separate day to replace Australia Day 18% 24% 18% 11%
    NET: Support a separate day 50% 65% 50% 36%
    Do not support a separate day 40% 21% 37% 57%
    Don’t know 11% 14% 13% 6%
    Base (n) 1,080 330 374 376
    • Support for a separate day was highest among those aged 18-34, with 65% support. Support was at 50% support among 35-54 year olds and 36% among those aged over 55.
  • Jan, 2020

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    Australia Day

    Q. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?

    Total Aged

    18-34

    		 Aged

    35-54

    		 Aged 55+   Jan’19 Jan ‘17 Jan ‘16 Jan ‘15
    Doing something to celebrate Australia Day 34% 32% 32% 37% 40% 34% 38% 40%
    Just a public holiday 46% 50% 46% 43% 45% 46% 44% 41%
    Working – I don’t get the Australia Day holiday 6% 8% 3% 3% 6% 5% 6% 7%
    Don’t know 14% 9% 14% 17% 9% 15% 12% 12%
    Base (n) 1,080 330 374 376 1,652
    • 34% said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 46% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 6% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday.
    • People aged 18-34 were less likely to be engaging in specific celebrations to mark the National Day compared to last year (32%, down from 45% in 2019).
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